Sewing-machine attachment.



Fi BAYER.

SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT..

APPLIOTIOH .FILED IAB. 13, 1907.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

State of Florida, have UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

FREDERICK'BAYER, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

To. all whom 'alt may concern:

4Be it known that I, FREDERICK BAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and invented a new and Sewing-Machine Atfollowing is a speciuseful Improvement in tachments, of which the fication. I

This invention relates to attachments for sewing machines and more particularly to the presser foot and needle-plate, the object being to provide a presser foot with a needle guide and the needle plate with a small opening so that when these are attached to a sewing machine very fine soft silk can be sewed Without bulging or drawing the threads from the goods. i

With this and other invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this specicationzFigure l-is a perspective vieW of a portion of the head of a sewing machine, and table ,showingmy improved needle guide and needle plate. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the needle guide and needle plate.

Referring to the drawing A indicates the head of the sewing machine Which is pro- --yided With the ordinary presser-bar B havinga threaded lower end on which is secured a clamping nut B. A threaded re- Specication of Letters Patent. Application led March 13, 1907.

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objects in view, the- SEWING-MACHIE ATTACHMENT.

Patent-ed Feb. 7, 191.1, S'erial No. 362,182.

cess is formed in the end of the' presser bar B in which Works a set-screw C, on which is mounted the presser foot D Which is formed larger than the ordinary presserfoot, so that the cloth will be An' opening is formed in the foot in Which is mounted the spout of a funnel-shaped needle guide E which guides the needle through the presser-foot into the needle plate and prevents the point of the needle from striking against the side of the opening and breaking or bending the needle The needle plate F is of the ordinary construction Wit-h the exception vof the opening F which is formed smallerso that the cloth will not be carried into the sameavith the needle thereby prevent-ing the cloth from bulging or` pulling.

aving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :-l

An attachment for sewing machine comprising a presser foot having an opening to receive the presser bar, a means for locking the presser foot in its adjustable position, said presser foot being provided with an opening, and a funnel shape guide member, having its spout secured in said Opeliing, and extending upwardly therefrom.

FREDERICK BAYER. I/Vitnesses:

SOL IsEMAN, MARX IsEMAN.

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